TCS 1, 206 (P145719)

Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 08425

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ur-e2-ninnu-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. tug2-ba erin2 ug3-IL2# u3 he2-dab5
4. ki ma-an-szum2-ta#
reverse
1. szu ba-ab-[ti-a]
2. mu didli-bi-[sze3]
3. e2-kiszib3-ba-sze3 ha-an-tum3

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P145719

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 08425
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015157
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-022482
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.8425

References

  • primary: TCS 1, 206

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:30:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:16 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCS 1, 206 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145719.
TCS 1, 206 artifact entry (No. P145719). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145719 (Original work published 2001)
TCS 1, 206 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145719 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023TCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {TCS 1, 206 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145719},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145719},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P145719
LB  - CDLI:P145719
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - TCS 1, 206 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145719
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCS 1, 206 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145719.
TCS 1, 206 artifact entry (No. P145719). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145719 (Original work published 2001)
TCS 1, 206 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145719 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023TCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {TCS 1, 206 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145719},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145719},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P145719
LB  - CDLI:P145719
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - TCS 1, 206 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145719
ER  -
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